Description: The Great Conflagration. Chicago: Its Past, Present and Future. Embracing a Detailed Narrative of the Great Conflagration in the North, South, and West Divisions: Origin, Progress and Results of that Fire. Prominent Buildings Burned, Character of Buildings, Loss and Insurance, Graphic Description of the Flames, Scenes and Incidents, Loss of Life, The Flight of the People. Also, a Condensed History of Chicago, Its Population, Grown and Great Public Works. And a Statement of all the Great Fires of the World. By James W. Sheahan and George P. Upton, with Numerous Illustrations, Union Publishing Co., 1872, 527 pp, folding map, illustrated, half leather, 8vo. In fair condition. Front board detached. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to corners and edges. Scuffing and light scratching to surface of marbled boards. Spine abraded with light crushing at ends. Interior lightly toned with scattered foxing and instances of age stain. Lacking part of folding map on leaf 62. Folding map in rear complete and in working order. Free of known markings. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. An account of the fires that devastated the city of Chicago October 8-10, 1871. The Great Chicago Fire killed 300 people, destroyed nearly 3 miles of the city, destroyed 17,000 buildings and left 100,000 people homeless. This work details and illustrates the prominent buildings that were burned, the victims and accounts and includes a map. COLU1872ABCW
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Half Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: James W. Sheahan & George P. Upton
Publisher: Union Publishing Co.
Topic: American (US)
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
